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JWI cares deeply about women and their rights, but there are a few issue areas that we are particularly passionate about.

For young women especially, it may be difficult to imagine being unable to plan the family you want, bring your rapist to court, or protect yourself from an abusive partner, but these rights are not God-given. They were lobbied for, voted on, and enacted into law, and they can be taken away.

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JWI was not impressed with Betsy DeVos’ Cabinet hearing. She refused to commit to enforcing Title IX, which provides important protections to survivors of sexual violence. Let’s unpack why that’s deeply concerning.

As hearings for Cabinet nominees continue, JWI will be watching closely and speaking out. Join us – call your senators and tell them to ask the tough questions and oppose nominees whose records indicate that they have not or will not stand up for women and girls.

Both Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the Women’s March on Washington are this week. In this essay, Lauren Landau explains the beauty of that coincidence, why she’s joining the march, and how her participation feeds into a legacy of political activism.